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Earth Day 2024! April 20th @ Balboa Park

See you at the San Diego Earth Fest this upcoming Saturday, April 20! A few of our fungi friends will be there too!!! A FREE Earth Day celebration presented by Vegan Food Popup. Featuring over 100 sustainable food, product and service vendors as well as environmental, conservation and animal rescue groups. Enjoy a full day of entertainment with speakers, music and activities for kids. Since the first Earth Day observation in 1970, more than 1 …

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Friends with Benefits: Plant interactions with arbuscular mycorrhizal fungi

Hi mushfam! On 4/1/24, we’re having a professor from the Salk Institute speak to us about the symbiotic relationship between plants and their arbuscular mycorrhizal fungi friends — make sure to join us!   April 1st Speaker: Lena Maria Müller, PhD **Special Location! 1395 Park Center Drive, Vista, CA** 6:45pm Identification 7:00pm Lecture and Q&A Bio: I am an assistant professor at the Salk Institute for Biological Studies. My background is in plant biology, with …

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Fungus Fair: Guest Speaker Schedule

Check out the Fungus Fair 2024 guest speaker list! We’re so excited to learn from this diverse group of mycologists: 10:00am – 10:55am: Sam Landes on “The World of Fascinating Fungi” 11:05am – 12:00pm: Dr. Cornelia Cho on “Mushrooms as Food and Medicine” 12:10pm – 1:05pm: Dennis Sharmahd on “Introduction to Cultivation with Pleurotus ostreatus” 2:00pm – 2:55pm: Julie Daoust, PhD on “Untangling the confusing world of functional mushrooms; a scientific approach” 3:05pm – 4:00pm: …

Monthly Meeting, Mushroom Fair and call for vendors and volunteers…..

Hi MycoFriends! Call for Fungus Fair Vendors and Volunteers. If interested, please see details on links below. FUNGUS FAIR VENDOR FUNGUS FAIR VOLUNTEERS ***Please keep rain in your thoughts so we can get out into the field and foray! ***Reminder that you can always bring in specimens for identification to our meetings! Let’s show and tell what you’ve found in your local neighborhoods! Monday, February 5: Monthly Meeting 6:45pm Identification 7:00pm Dr. Moselio Schaechter Saturday, February …

Fungus Fair 2024 & Art Contest!

Hello MycoPeeps! Our Fungus Fair is our biggest yearly event which you don’t want to miss! This favorite event is a coming together of a broad range of myco enthusiasts such as speakers, artists, growers, processors and several other levels of fun and education. *Calling for Fungus Fair Vendors and Volunteers!* If interested, please see details on links below. FUNGUS FAIR VENDOR FUNGUS FAIR VOLUNTEERS At the Fungus Fair in San Diego 2024, delve into …

🍄 January 8th meeting info – room 104 🍄

Hello MycoFriends! We hope you are having a wonderful holiday season and looking forward to seeing you in the New Year! Monday, January 8: Monthly Meeting in Room 104 ***please note the date and room for this meeting*** 6:45pm Identification 7:00pm Movie Night – Planet Fungi & The Mushroom Manifesto Let’s settle into the New Year with a double header Movie Night! Feel free to bring your own snacks and beverages to watch during the …